Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site

10/20/2026

Due to prescheduled groups, the last public tour of the mansion tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21, will be at 2pm. To make a reservation for any of our earlier tours, please call the museum at 518-434-0834.

10/19/2026

On Sunday, November 8th, Schuyler Mansion will be hosting the Musicians of Ma'alwyck for their program: A Fashionable Assembly: Masterworks of the 18th Century Drawing room.

There will be performances held at both 2 and 4pm. Tickets are $40 per person for general admission, and $15 for student admission.

Tickets can be purchased through the Musicians of Ma'alwyck at this link: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/concertticketing

More information can be found on the Musicians of Ma'alwyck website: https://musiciansofmaalwyck.org/

10/17/2026

On this day, 109 years ago, Schuyler Mansion first opened as a museum. Prior to this, the mansion had been occupied by St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum Society. After outgrowing the mansion space for their orphanage, New York State purchased the property, beginning restoration in 1914. By 1917, Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site would be open to the public.

This day was chosen as it marked the 140th anniversary of the British surrender at Saratoga, a campaign that Major General Philip Schuyler was instrumental in the planning and ultimate success of.

Images:
Top: Picture believed to have been taken on Schuyler Mansion's opening day in 1917
Bottom: Picture of Schuyler Mansion from 1885 with the addition added by St. Vincent's.

10/16/2026

Just two more weeks until the end of the 2026 touring season at Schuyler Mansion! Our last day of tours for the season will be on October 31st.

Reservations are recommended to ensure space for your group. Reservations can be made by calling (518) 434-0834.

Our regular tours may be coming to an end but keep an eye out on our social media to find out about special events and programming happening throughout the winter and spring. Our regular touring season will begin again mid-May 2027.

10/15/2026

Check out the second part of our blog series on Philip Schuyler's continued dealings with John Johnson in 1776.

By Kayla Whitehouse In January 1776, rumors began swirling that Sir John Johnson was building an alliance of Loyalists and Haudenosaunee, p...

10/13/2026

On this day in 1777, Philip Schuyler’s military secretary Richard Varick wrote to him regarding the state of Schuyler’s Saratoga property following the Battles of Saratoga.

“I am sorry to inform that no Forrage is left
on Guiles’s Farm nor any Turnips or Potatoes
on Yours or His.
The Wood Work of the Ploughs is at present
inacceptable Even if not destroyed, Which
I think is indebatable.
There still remains good Grass in Your
Mowing Ground South of the patch of H**p
which still stands, but the Horses & Cattle
which are necessarily on It, will soon consume the
Whole…”

Schuyler’s Saratoga property suffered a significant amount of damage during the battle, including the burning of the family’s home.

10/11/2026

There's still time to register for "Haunted Tales from the Crow's Wood", happening 6:30PM-8:00PM on Saturday, October 17th.

Join us around the campfire for an evening of specters, strange tales, and portents of doom! We'll be telling local legends and other spooky stories inspired by the 17th and 18th century colonists of the Hudson River Valley.

Free c***r and donuts will be available for you to enjoy. Bring lawn chairs and dress for the outdoors. The faint of heart are invited to paint spooky pumpkins.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event, but reservations are required. Please call us at 518-463-8738 to reserve your spot!

🖼 Detail from Study of Young Horsemen, pl. XV from "Recueil de caricatures", Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully, c. 1754, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

10/11/2026

On this day in 1776, the Battle of Valcour Island took place on Lake Champlain. This was the first naval battle conducted by the Continental Army.

Although it was a loss for the Continental Army, Colonel Benedict Arnold destroyed many of the remaining works at Crown Point to prevent the British from using the fort while the American Army retreated back to Ticonderoga.

Philip Schuyler wrote to General Washington on October 16th, informing him of, “the total Destruction of our Fleet on Lake Champlain.”

10/07/2026

On this day in 1797, the Schuyler’s second youngest daughter, Cornelia, eloped with George Washington Morton.

No one in the Schuyler family seems to have been particularly fond of Washington Morton; Philip Schuyler’s first mention of him in a letter refers to his “untoward disposition”.

In a letter to his sister Morton wrote, “Her mother and myself had a difference which extended to the father and I had got my wife in opposition to them both.” He went on to say Cornelia jumped out of the second floor of her family’s home into his arms, and they rode off together to Massachusetts to be wed.

With our 12-foot ceilings here at Schuyler Mansion, do you think Cornelia really jumped from the second floor here?